‘Overcontrolling’ in statistics

Created
Sun, 26/02/2023 - 22:19
Updated
Sun, 26/02/2023 - 22:19
You see it all the time in studies. “We controlled for…” And then the list starts … The more things you can control for, the stronger your study is — or, at least, the stronger your study seems. Controls give the feeling of specificity, of precision. But sometimes, you can control for too much. Sometimes […]